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misshapen
/mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/
adj 2verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
delicious
VERB + MISSHAPEN
hate, looked
MISSHAPEN + NOUN
vegetables
ADV.
quite
Definitions
adj
1
Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
2
Morally or intellectually warped.
verb
1
Synonym of misshape.
If the feet are well shaped but have some weakness, they will ultimately give way under the strain of use and lose their natural shape, often becoming distorted. This, of coarse, results in the distortion of the shoe. Few persons realize to what extent shoes are misshapened by defective feet.
Skin the fish before cooking since the skin shrinks as it cooks and misshapens the fillets.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
- deformed
- distorted
- ill-shapen
- malformed
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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If the feet are well shaped but have some weakness, they will ultimately give way under the strain of use and lose their natural shape, often becoming distorted. This, of coarse, results in the distor
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Skin the fish before cooking since the skin shrinks as it cooks and misshapens the fillets.
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Large barrel sponges are misshapened by the strong currents
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Do you hate misshapen vegetables?
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The cookies were quite misshapen, but very delicious.
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At first I thought the controller looked misshapen, but it fit surprisingly well in the hand.
Tatoeba · #11059488Usage Notes
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